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Macron has since been labelled an economic neoliberal with a socio-cultural liberal viewpoint. [18] Macron created the centrist political party En Marche in an attempt to create a party that could cross partisan lines. [19] Speaking on why he formed En Marche, he said there is a real divide in France between "conservatives and progressives". [20]
The initials of the name of the party are the same as the initials of Macron's name. [54] [44] The announcement of En Marche! was the first indication by Macron that he was planning to run for President, [55] with Macron using En Marche! to fundraise for the potential presidential run. [56]
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (French: [emanɥɛl makʁɔ̃] ⓘ; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He previously was Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016 and deputy secretary-general to the president from 2012 to 2014.
Macron's ruling Renaissance party has 169 lawmakers in the National Assembly, the biggest grouping in the 577-seat chamber. Le Pen's National Rally party is the largest party in opposition with 88 ...
Macron's Renaissance party currently has 169 lower house legislators out of a total of 577. The RN has 88. The centrist Ensemble coalition, which includes Mr Macron’s Renaissance party is short ...
Macron has been seeking to forge a path forward for France's government after he called a snap parliamentary election in June that ended in political stalemate. Right-wing parties came in second ...
On 11 December, Macron's "flagship" immigration bill was unexpectedly defeated. [217] Political commentators and news media described the vote as a "spectacular debacle", eventually sparking a major political crisis. [218] In an effort to salvage the bill, Macron's government sent the legislation to a special parliamentary committee.
Macron’s office made the announcement a week after the former ... The 73-year-old is the founder of the centrist Democratic Movement political party (MoDem), and mayor of the southwestern town ...